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The Arcadia City Coun-cil meeting Tuesday went on a little longer than usual due to a heavy agenda. Aside from accolades to a Rose Princess the city finally de-cided to hold an open study session later this month to take another look at the con-tentious coyote trapping pro-gram thanks to public pres-sure.

More than 20 local animal rights’ activists’

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The Pasadena Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division, secured criminal charges against Terry Adkisson (male-23, Pasadena resi-dent) for the murder of Abraham Rodriguez on March 7, 2010, near the in-tersection of Fair Oaks Av-enue and Tremont Street. The criminal charges against Adkisson are the result of a nine month in-vestigation by the depart-ment’s Homicide Unit, lead by Detective Curry. Detective’s efforts resulted in witnesses identifying Ad-kisson as the assailant, and

More than 175 Reports of Fraud Thus Far at Sierra Madre EVG Gas Station

On Monday, Decem-ber 27, 2010, the first Sier-ra Madre victim reported an identity theft to police after using her credit card at EVG Quality Gas, 50 S. Baldwin Ave. As of Mon-day noon, January 3rd, Si-erra Madre police officers have taken over 175 fraud reports linked to EVG. The total loss exceeds $49,000. These numbers do not reflect others who have been victimized, and have not made a formal re-port to the Police Depart-ment.

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Over 1000 Residents Voice Consternation with Arcadia City Council’s Controversial Coyote Trapping Program

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Frustrated Residents TurnEfforts to Save 11 Acres of Woodland in Arcadia to Internet

BY TERRY MILLER

Cam Stone, a resident of Elkins in Arcadia, which is near ground zero, said he was truly frustrated with Arcadia City council on Tuesday evening when they seemingly won’t make any decision on what appears to be overwhelm-ing local support to save

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Fewer Christmas Cards

I love receiving Christ-mas cards and I believe that most people do!

Receiving Christmas cards in the mail is a great tradition and it is a very special part of the joy of cel-ebrating Christmas.

As I was helping to take down the Christmas tree and decorations this year, I was drawn once again to the beauty of the various Christ-mas cards we had received from family and friends. It was an opportunity to again enjoy the thoughtful notes that had been written. It is wonderful to read about what is happening in the lives friends that we had made over the years and to see pictures of their grown children and to be reac-quainted with what was hap-pening in their lives.

When I was a kid, we could hardly wait till after dinner when the family was assembled around the Christmas tree to open the many beautiful cards that we had received during the day.

I remember my mom would open and hold up each card as everyone would excitedly try to guess whom it was from. We hung these won-derful treasures on the fire-place mantle, strung them around the Christmas tree and there were always a few of the latest cards received, stored in a little red basket next to the fireplace.

Sadly, the tradition of sending real paper cards is declining. Internet Electron-ic Cards are becoming more popular each year. They are intriguing to receive with their snowflakes, bells, and personal messages greeting you when you go on line to open them. Our younger generation computer whiz kids with their busy sched-ules find this as an easier way to send Christmas Greetings. Then of course there are those “Green” eco-friendly folks who want to save a tree by not sending paper cards. Also, we can’t over-look those who think that the thoughtful greeting card is now too expensive to send by the Post office. Accord-ing to statistics there was a 10 to 15 percent decline in mailed paper greeting cards

last year.Well, I am not sure how

long it took the dinosaurs to become extinct, but the way we’re heading, possibly within a decade, people may not be sending many real pa-per cards any longer.

But, if you love the old-fashioned joy of Christmas card sending and receiving, then you can help to keep the tradition alive. The ex-citing advantages of sending and receiving paper Christ-mas greeting cards are still the same:

* They are more per-sonal.

* They can be taken out to share with other people.

* They can be stored in a scrapbook and treasured.

* The card recipient feels special because you took the time and made the effort to choose a card and send it to them.

* Finally, It is still the very best way to let someone know that you had them in your thoughts ... and that you have sent them a very special Christmas Greeting.

Best Wishes to you and your family to enjoy a very Happy New Year 2011.

Am I little? Well not exactly, but then, it depends on whom you compare me to.

Am I a lady? Well sometimes. Depends on what the occasion calls for.

Am I old? Yep. Then again, depends on whom you compare me to. Hopefully I’ll get even older, but I am old.

So, I guess I’m enough of all of the above to qualify for the moniker of Little Old Lady. That I guess quali-fies me to pass along the following story I received in my e-mail with the instructions to pass it along to brighten someone’s day.

A little old lady gets pulled over by a policeman....Little Old Lady: Is there a problem, Officer?Officer: Ma’am, you were speeding.Lady: Oh, I see.Officer: May I see your license please?Lady: I’d give it to you but I don’t have one.Officer: Don’t have one?Lady: Lost it four years ago for drunk driving.Officer: I see...Can you show me your vehicle regis-

tration papers please?Lady: I can’t do that.Officer: Why not?Lady: I stole this car.Officer: Stole it?Lady: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.Officer: You what?Lady: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk

if you want to see.The officer looks at the little old lady and slowly

backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within min-utes five police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.

Officer 2: Ma’am, could you step out of your ve-hicle please?

The little old lady steps out of her vehicle.Lady: Is there a problem sir?Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have

stolen this car and murdered the owner.Lady: Stole the car and murdered the owner?Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of

the car?The lady opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an

empty trunk.Officer 2: Is this your car, ma’am?Lady: Yes, here are my registration papers. The officer is quite stunned.Officer 2: My officer claims that you do not have a

driving license. The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a

clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer ex-amines the license. He looks quite puzzled.

Officer 2: Thank you ma’am. One of my officers told me you didn’t have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner.

Lady: I bet the liar told you I was speeding, too.Don’t Mess With Little Old Ladies!

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11 acres of pristine wood-land which is home to 179 mature oak trees and 70 mature sycamore trees. These 11 acres are the last remaining flat woodlands in San Gabriel Valley.

Stone said he found it ironic and extremely frustrating that Arcadia Council would spend over 2 hours Tuesday evening discussing (3) residential oak trees but couldn’t find the time to confer the fate over 200 plus mature trees in a residential area of Arcadia. A lone voice of reason on council ap-peared to be Gary Kovacic according to Stone - the other council members seemed somewhat indiffer-ent on the issue, according to Cam Stone.

Stone said that the County goal all along has been to take down the woodlands to allow for 2 million cubic yards of sediment. If the county plan goes forward, they are “sentencing residents to decades of hundreds of thousands of trucks along our local roads.”

Stone also said he has been asking L A County Public Works for a meet-ing for weeks but no one has agreed to meet with him and other supporters of the woodland’s future.

Stone who has been enjoying the woods since he was 12 years old now

faces another hurdle. Se-curity guards. The guards are a brand new equation in the battle.

It seems the county has very recently hired security guards on the property in anticipation of people tres-passing on to the prop-erty. When Beacon Media called Public Works, they denied any knowledge of security guards on the property. “This is the first I’ve heard of it” said Mike Kaspar, Public Information Officer for County Public Works.

Opponents of Los Angeles County’s plan to remove 11 acres of na-tive oak and sycamores for a sediment dump have now started an online peti-tion to “Save the Arcadia Woodlands”. The address is: www. gopetition.com/petition/41757.html

The petition addresses Supervisor Antonovich:

“Dear Supervisor Antonovich, We the undersigned urge you to work with the Dept. of Public Works to find an alternative disposal site for the sediment to be removed from the reservoir be-hind the Santa Anita Dam, and to support long-term protection of the oak woodlands. Please join other groups [listed below] in achieving permanent protec-tion of the oaks.Sierra ClubCalifornia OaksPasadena Garden Club

Pasadena Audubon SocietySierra Madre Mountain Con-servancySan Gabriel Mountains Chap-ter of the California Native Plant SocietyThank you for your consider-ation of this request.Sincerely,”

The County put a 30 day moratorium on the plan due to public pres-sure to save the trees and woodland. That moratori-um expires this Thursday. The plan to clear cut the 11 acres has been approved but put on hold pending a report from public works after a meeting which was held last month where resi-dents overwhelmingly op-posed the county’s plan.

When we visited the site on Tuesday, we could hear a lot of machinery in use, presumably in prepa-

ration of the planned re-moval of the trees which could start as early as Thursday.

However, the report asking for alternatives, is due Thursday for supervi-sors’ review.

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Photos by Terry Miller

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Skill, discipline and determination forged by countless hours of training have earned 220 talented amateur boxers the right to compete at the Region XIII Silver Gloves Tourna-ment in Pasadena from Jan. 7 to 9 at the Victory Park Center gymnasium, 2575 Paloma St.

Hosted by the Pasa-dena Human Services and

Recreation Department, the tournament will match up amateur boxers between 10 and 15 years of age from Arizona, California, Colo-rado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.

The first bell will ring at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, and at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. Finals will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 9. Winners will advance to the

national tournament Feb. 2 to 5 in Independence, Mo.

Admission to the Pasa-dena tournament is $8 for adults per session and $5 for children under 12 per session. Tickets will be available at the door on tournament days only.

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The first bell will ring at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, and at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. - Photo by Terry Miller

2011 Adult Men’s Winter Basketball League

The City of Arcadia Recreation and Commu-nity Services Department is offering an Adult Men’s Basketball League in 2011. Get in shape and sharpen your skills at the same time! Teams are divided into leagues based on their skill level and play 10 games in the brand new Dana Gym, located at 1401 S. First Av-enue, Arcadia. The fee for

adult basketball is $475.00 per team (due upon regis-tration), and includes of-ficials, scorekeepers and awards. A separate $40 forfeit fee is also due at the time of registration. Regis-tration has already begun and is limited. Teams will be accepted into the league on a first-come, first-serve basis. There will be a man-datory manager’s meeting

on Tuesday, January 12th at 6:30pm at the Arcadia Community Center. Just go on-line to the City of Arcadia’s website: www.ci.arcadia.ca.us, to down-load the registration form or stop by the office, 375 Campus Drive in Arcadia.

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Last month the Mon-rovia High School Var-sity Football Team finally brought home a CIF cham-pionship. The city is now set to honor that team. Tonight, Thursday Janu-ary 6, at 6:30 p.m. the team will parade from Monrovia High School along Colora-do Blvd. to Myrtle Avenue. They will proceed up Myr-tle to Library Park, circle the park and then proceed to

the fountain area for a city-wide celebration.

Everyone is invited to line the parade route or meet the team at the park where the Wildcat March-ing Band will serenade the team and the community will be lead in cheers by the high school’s cheerleaders. The Monrovia City Council and the Monrovia Unified School District Board of Education will be on hand

as well to honor the victors.Head Coach Ryan

Maddox said of the planned festivities, “This is what makes Monrovia great, the outpouring of support we have felt all year.” Maddox and the entire coaching staff will be in attendance tonight to thank the city for its sup-port and to allow the com-munity to thank them and the team for a job well done.

Go Wildcats!

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as such Adkisson admitted to his involvement in the homicide. The victim’s family has been apprised of the arrest and they were extremely pleased with the commitment of the Pasa-dena Police Department to find Abraham’s killer.

“Like every violent crime, Abraham’s mur-der was tragic,” says Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez. “We hope to send a mes-sage to predators that the

Pasadena Police Depart-ment will pursue them relentlessly. More impor-tantly, we want our com-munity to know that their police department will work tirelessly on their be-half to pursue justice.”

In addition to murder charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office filed gang enhance-ments and felon in posses-sion of a firearm. His bail is set at $2,035,000.

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Arcadia Association of Realtors Installs at Dinner-DanceThe Arcadia Associa-

tion of Realtors recently in-stalled the new 2011 officers and directors at the 87th annual inaugural celebra-tion held Friday, December 3rd at the lovely Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia. More than 200 realtors and guests attended the “Plum Blossom Ball” themed event.

Master of ceremony for the evening was Arcadia Association MLS Commit-tee chairman, Dave Scarmi-nach with Dilbeck Realtors in Arcadia. The installation ceremony was conducted by 2008 National Association of Realtors president, Dick Gaylord.

Officers installed were Paulina Lee, president; Ryan Asao, president-elect; Andy Bencosme, vice president, and Jim Thomas, secretary/treasurer. The 2010 direc-tors are John Barker, Mike Vachani, Nick Zigic, Jeanne Keating, Margaret Gare-more, Kelvin Wong, Suzie Koo, Joe Pacilio, and George Monte.

The coveted “Realtor of the Year” award was pre-sented to Andy Bencosme, Century 21 Village, and Af-filiate of the Year award was presented to Terri Fabbri, Design Escrow.

This year marked the second year in almost a de-cade that the “Outstanding Service Award” has been presented to an AAR Real-tor. The Awards Committee identified an individual who

deserved to be recognized for her many dedicated years of service to the Arca-dia Association of Realtors and involvement with the Tech and the Events 4 Char-ity committees, in addition to many other endeavors. This award was presented to Irene Yamagata-Bermudez, Re/Max Premier Properties.

The A.A.R. chose an extremely deserving individ-ual for her years of exempla-ry volunteer service, not only to the real estate profession, but to the local communities to be the recipient of the Life-time Achievement Award.

The award was presented to Marjo Weisblat, Coldwell Banker Arcadia. Unfortu-nately, due to health reasons Weisblat was unable to at-tend the event. Accepting on her behalf was 2010 A.A.R. president, Jeanne Keating.

Outgoing president, Jeanne Keating, received special honorariums and rec-ognition from Congressman David Dreier, Senator Bob Huff, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonov-ich; Carol Quan, representa-tive of Los Angeles County assessor John Noguez; As-semblyman Anthony Portan-

tino, Council member of the City of Arcadia; past Mayor Robert Harbicht, and City of Sierra Madre Mayor Joseph Mosca.

Acknowledgement of special guests included 11 Arcadia Association past presidents along with presi-dent and Association execu-tives from several neighbor-ing associations.

Entertainment for the evening was provided by the Los Angeles Classic Chinese Orchestra, which concluded with dancing to the music of KillerB.E.E.

The 2009 Realtor of the Year (l-r) Jim Thomas presents Andy Bencosme with the 2010 Realtor of the Year Award.

Officers and directors for 2011 that were installed are (standing L to R): John Barker, Joe Pacilio, Nick Zigic, Mike Vachani, Ryan Asao, A.A.R. president-elect; George Monte, Andy Bencosme, Jim Thomas, and Kelvin Wong. (Seated L to R): Margaret Garemore, Paulina Lee, A.A.R. president, Jeanne Keating, and Suzie Koo at Board of Directors dinner-dance.

Opening Day at Santa Anita, Director's Room

Enjoying the ambience of the Director’s Room on opening day at Santa Anita are (l-r) Arcadia Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Kovacic and wife, Barbara, with City Manager Don Penman and wife Debbie.

Guests in the Director’s Room on opening day were joined by (l-r) Joe Harper, president of Del Mar Race Track, in greeting Karen and Cliff Goodrich (former CEO of Santa Anita), with Adrienne Haines, wife of George Haines II, president and general manager of Los Angeles Turf Club at Santa Anita.

(L-r) In the Director’s Room on December 26th, Congress-man David Dreier with John Van de Kamp turn to watch the horses cross the finish line. The weather was perfect as nearly 35,000 enjoyed opening day of Thoroughbred racing at Santa Anita, where the new dirt track seemed to be pleas-ing everyone.

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retail transactions. Six cas-es involved 6 transactions each, and one involved 9 transactions. Sierra Madre residents comprise about 82% of the victims. The highest loss of an individu-al case was $3,782.00.

The EVG gas sta-tion has been closed since Christmas weekend. De-tectives have followed leads in this case daily, including serving a search warrant and interviewing many people. The Police Department is working

with several law enforce-ment and regulatory agen-cies that are providing ad-ditional resources. Chief Diaz is asking that anyone who used a credit or debit card at EVG to check their statements back to at least June of 2010. If there has been a fraudulent charge from EVG Inc., victims should report it to the Po-lice Department.

Chief Diaz reminds the public that identity theft and credit card mis-use are among the fast-

est growing crimes in the country. While there are some precautions consum-ers can take to lessen the chances of becoming a victim, no one is immune from being targeted.

If residents would like to schedule a Neighbor-hood Watch presentation, officers can also address identity and credit card theft prevention. For infor-mation, please call the Si-erra Madre Police Depart-ment: 626 355-1414.

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I always watch the Su-perbowl. Most of the time it is the only pro football game I see all year. Col-lege Football is another matter. But for me the Superbowl is about two things: Outstanding Televi-sion Ads and Food. Some of the best ads of the year are debuted during the game. Will we ever forget the great MacIntosh ad of he woman hammer throw-er? And last year’s Betty White/Abe Vigoda delight.

The other important element is the food we all

devour during the game. It is an excuse for gluttony. Superbowl is therefore apt-ly named. Therefore we at Beacon Media are asking for your favorite Super-bowl indulgences. Send us your favorite ideas for the big game.

As for the food at my house, I try to keep it simple. I usually make a big pot of chili. I use Car-roll Shelby’s mix, but I do not follow his recipe which calls for ground beef (Ground Beef is for people from NEW YORK CITY);

I take very good, well marbled steaks and cut them into tiny pieces about the size of the nail on my little finger. I brown that in small batches and then follow the rest of Shelby’s directions. I normally cook the chili for several hours adding beer instead of extra water to keep the mixture at an appropriate chili consistency.

Please, take this as a challenge and send us your ideas at [email protected]

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BY SUSAN MOTANDERArcadia City Manager,

Don Pennman said devel-oper Rick Caruso may be in the final stages of a plan as was reported in another newspaper Tuesday, but the city has not been notified of any details.

MI Developments (MID)cancelled a 2005 agreement with Caruso Af-filiated last spring to build the roughly 800,000-square-foot Shops at Santa Anita mall in the racetrack’s southern parking lot after acquiring the

historic racetrack from Mag-na Entertainment Corp. The developer and MID have been discussing a new plan that might work since then.

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In no particular order, here are 10 we liked this year:

Pasadena Community Orchestra: not a professional orchestra, its ranks are filled with music teachers and advanced amateurs led by the talented Alan Reinecke. Reinecke is bringing in sea-soned professionals as guest artists. It provides a place for families to introduce the clas-sical concert experience and the concerts are free.

Classical Kaleidoscope at Arcadia Public Library: Paul Stein, as Artistic Direc-tor of the series continues to provide top-flight musicians. Usually a four-concert series, Stein brought along pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, violinist Lorenz Gamma and often friends of his from the Los Angeles Philharmonic where he is a violinist. Funded by the very active Arcadia Pub-lic Library Foundation, these free concerts always fill the library’s Cay Mortensen Au-ditorium. This is chamber music at its best in a small venue and a great public ser-vice of the Foundation.

South Pasadena Resto-ration Concert Series: The Community Room of the South Pasadena Library must have been “restored” by now, but never mind that. These concerts are a tribute to the lively arts of music as they present such outstanding performers as pianist Robert Edward Thies and violinist Linda Wang, cellist Cecilia Tsan and Martin Chalifour.

Their artists-in-residence, the New Hollywood String Quartet, continues to amaze with their smooth playing. Add the jazz saxophone of Pete Christlieb to the mix for at least one concert during the year and you have one fine series. The Restoration Concerts are sponsored by the Friends of the South Pasa-dena Library, the epitome of a volunteer group that digs in to get things done for their library.

Music in Sacred Spaces: Timothy Durkovic, Music Director at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, has developed a series pre-

sented Sunday afternoons in the church’s chapel. Durkov-ic, a heralded pianist himself, often works with guest artists to present very elegant music for a nominal donation of $15. Now in its eighth sea-son, the series has featured the Calder Quartet, principal cellist of Pacific Symphony, Timothy Landauer, and pia-nist Jacqueline Pettito. The small chapel at the United Methodist Church is ideal for these recital type concerts and Durkovic knows the right talent.

Pacific Serenades: Ar-tistic Director and founder, Mark Carlson, formed Pa-cific Serenades in 1982 and since has brought in some of the regions finest musicians to perform incredible ensemble

work playing not only a clas-sic repertoire but also intro-ducing new compositions. This season Carlson had pre-sented over 100 new works. They selected the Neighbor-hood Church in Pasadena as their center of activity for their San Gabriel Valley con-certs and it has been a good match. Carlson doesn’t hanker for the avant-garde but rather the fresh and new in the classical music world. This group consistently pres-ents the best of all worlds.

Crown City Symphony: Founder Roberta Wilcox is a classical music advocate par-excellent and she works her

wiles to see to it that “ability, not age” is the mantra of the Crown City Symphony as a group of local musicians gather together, often with a guest artist, to present the fin-est music. The orchestra per-forms at the Altadena Com-munity Center and the First Baptist Church of Pasadena, but also regularly shows up at the Pasadena Senior Center and the Levitt Pavilion in the summer. Conductor Marvin Neumann is the seasoned conductor, educator and spir-it for the musicians that make this local effort so important.

Southwest Chamber Music: The world-travelling, honored ensemble South-west Chamber Music is al-

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Mixology--everyone’s talking about it, but most have yet to experience it. Those who know what it is go to Pasadena’s newest hot spot, point08. Already known for its history of pre-senting the best jazz in town and raising millions for local charities, the 95 E. Green Street venue brings mixol-ogy to the city’s top destina-tion for great food and live jazz.

“I wanted to create a unique nightlife venue that combines live jazz with a sup-per club, along with the new-est and most exciting trends in cocktails... a new type of entertainment destination.” says André Vener, known in Pasadena for his other ventures redwhite+bluezz, Pasadena En-tertainment and Dog Haus. “Our menu offers great food and amazing drinks, plus we’ve got the coolest jazz in town! Where else can you go to enjoy a three course meal and a revamped Pro-hibition Era cock-tail while listening to live jazz--all for only $35 per per-son?”

p o i n t 0 8 ’ s classy new con-cepts reflect Pasa-dena’s reputation as a di-verse and thriving city which appreciates the finer things in life. The recently opened jazz and supper club also offers a sumptuous menu, including the $35 Taste-ful Experience, and bud-get friendly 2-for-1 Happy Hours. But that’s only the beginning. Among its many distinctions, the new hot spot and ultra-swanky venue is the only local jazz and sup-per club offering free live music five nights a week.

When you arrive at point08, the talented team of renowned mixologists and flair bartenders led by Thomas Howard, are sure to toss a few fancy bottles in the air and throw a se-cret ingredient or two in the mix to let you know you have arrived. Experts in the techniques of molecular gas-tronomy, point08’s team of liquid chefs have studied and worked throughout the world, representing a new breed of bartending talent, whose exciting flavors and showmanship combine Eu-

ropean traditions, high-end spirits and cutting-edge culi-nary techniques. Once you taste their mixology master-pieces, you won’t want to leave.

“point08 shares my pas-sion for creating the finest drinks by combining bou-tique spirits and fresh from the farm ingredients, wheth-er they be recreations of clas-sic cocktails of old, or totally new inventions,” says How-ard. “We also have a great selection of spirits, wines and beers available for our guests, as well as some non-alcoholic mixology drinks.”

To compliment the in-novative liquid offerings, including the Deconstructed

Dirty Martini, Devil’s Kiss, Mexican Snow and Rum-a-Sutra, is a savory menu created by Execu-tive Chef Gabriel Con-treras, who has won rave reviews for his work at redwhite+bluezz. The menu consists of a mouth-watering selection of spe-cialty items ranging from Elite California Cheeses, Lobster Corndogs, Yard-bird Lettuce Wraps, Ca-prese Pizza and Petite Prime Burger Bites.

Leaving no sense un-attended to, point08 also features top Jazz artists per-forming live five nights a week beginning at 8:00pm, with styles ranging from Jazz, Funk, R&B to Latin and Soul. Jazz at point08 is always free. However, your patronage helps support live music.

point08 is open Wednes-day through Sunday nights from 6:00pm to 1:00am. Its many specials include 2-for-1 on cocktails, food, wine, beer and spirits, allowing guest to mix and match to

satisfy their palates in mul-tiple ways--and are available Wednesday through Sun-day evenings during Happy Hour (6:00pm-8:00pm) and Nightcap (11:00pm-1:00am), with the addition of Sunday Fun-day’s 2-for-1 special from open to close. The club also holds weekly events such as fun and educational Mixology Masterclass and Charity Give Back Nights.

Vener, who along with partners Robert and Denise Zeilstra, have long been recognized for their involve-ment in Pasadena’s civic life and are as caring about the city as they are with their business ventures. As with redwhite+bluezz, point08

is giving back to the com-munity, working with local charities to raise money for their causes. That we can do it through an establishment that is blazing new trails into nightlife only makes it more satisfying.” continued Zeils-tra.

point08 also boasts five unique areas for patrons to enjoy, including seats at the lighted onyx bar, din-ing spaces close to the stage, communal tables and a VIP area called Cloud 9, as well as the largest outdoor patio in Pasadena. The opulent

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This year’s 122nd Rose Parade was a little colder and

seemed to proceed a little faster than in pre-vious year’s despite one notable breakdown of Sierra Madre’s entry Suenos de California. Luckily, AAA was on hand and saved they day, as they so often do. The parade went on without a hitch. For the second year in a row, SMRFA won the Gover-nor’s Trophy (Best De-piction of Life in Cali-fornia), with “Suenos de California” – If records serve me correctly this is the 6th consecutive year the all volunteer Rose Float builders have won awards.

Now on to some other floats:

As a traveler on the original Queen Mary back in 1965, I was particularly impressed with Cunard’s Maiden voyage in the Rose Parade which has been watched closely and with great personal pride from the early days of the con-struction to the day she sailed down Colorado Bou-levard January 1.

Marking the first time Cunard has participated in the world-famous parade, “A Grand Celebration at Sea” illustrated the distinc-tive Cunard fleet of Queens - flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and the new Queen Elizabeth - and depict the ultimate sense of occasion, including ball-room dancing, a big band orchestra, champagne toasts, and multi generational fami-lies celebrating their dreams and friendships while build-ing memories, all on board

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While I’ve not sailed on Cunard for some 40 plus years, my recollection of those amazing 5 days, crossing the Atlantic ocean from Southampton to New York have been flooding back in recent weeks and on the day of the parade I can honestly tell you I felt goosebumps seeing the float as it turned the corner at Orange Grove to proceed down Colorado. Yes it was cold on TV corner but my goose bumps were not from the cold…. at the stern of Cu-nard’s Grand Celebration at Sea were some characters dressed in 1960’s attire, and one looked remarkably like my mother wearing her 60’s style “dark glasses”…We didn’t call them “sun”glasses in England probably due to the lack thereof.

Cunard’s inaugural float winning the “Queen’s Trophy” came as no sur-prise to this expert. The style and design were peppered with distinctly British accou-

trements, they would have made Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth, that is) very proud indeed. With the combina-tion of Raul Rodriguez who designed the award winning float and the amazing enthu-siasm of Brian O’Conner who coordinated the en-tire production complete with big band, dancers and a great sound track from Glenn Miller – the end result was “pure magic” according to one decorator who de-voted countless hours on the float prior the public viewing Jan 1.

Natural Balance Pet foods had a terrific float too complete with dogs diving into the icy cold waters of “Having a Splash”. Tillman was one of the stars of the show as he jumped in to wa-ter repeatedly and showed off their skimboarding skills.

To many, one of the oddest floats in the parade had to be Farmers’ Insur-ance who offered a” Dream Machine” that looked to

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Cunard’s Inaugural entry in the Rose Parade wins the Queen’s Trophy - Photos by Terry Miller


Photographs byTerry Miller

2011 Rose Parade - Weather - picture perfect - albeit a little chilly

Marching bands galore filled the crisp air with patriotic selections

2011 Rose Queen Evanne Friedmann surrounded by her princesses aboard the Macy’s Float

Mustangs preservation was thet theme of one float and of course, Honda, below had a spectacular float at the begin-ning of the parade. Thousndas braved the cooler than normal temperatures to witness the parade first hand


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a certain extent , odd and slightly out of place flanked between the elaborate floats of Donate Life and Under-water Fantasy. What the helicopter rotor above the house, which sat above the car which was really an old Chris Craft….oh well…I rest my case. The oversized wheels, however, seemed to appeal to many of the kids along the parade route so it had some redeeming value.

Another classic entry was the Rose Bowl Legacy: very involved and well done complete with a scaled down Rose Bowl as the cen-terpiece of the float.

Phoenix decorating’s Alzheimer’s Association in conjunction with Pfizer, was a 55 foot train named the “ Boomer Express” which rang the bell every 70 sec-onds along the parade route: That bell represented the frequency with which one is afflicted and diagnosed with Alzheimers disease.

As far as law enforce-ment was concerned the Pasadena Police Depart-ment made a total of 45 ar-rests during the operational period of 5:00 p.m. on De-cember 31st to 5:00 a.m. on January 1st. All 45 were adults. The majority of ar-rests (39) were for public in-toxication, three for driving without a license, one for in-terfering with a peace officer, one for battery, and one for a municipal code violation. “This is only 3 more arrests over last year for the same time period,” says PIO Ja-net Pope Givens. “Overall, given the number of people, the length of time and the typical revelry that is associ-ated with New Years cele-brations, we are pleased that the numbers are so low.”

Almost 500 motor home and RV operators were contacted through Parade Watch in the three days leading up to the Pa-rade. As a crime prevention program, Parade Watch has proven to be highly success-ful in soliciting the help of the “temporary neighbor-hoods” along the parade route. Originally started in the aftermath of the World Trade Center bombings in 2001, it has since become a fixed operation and collab-orative effort of the police department and the commu-nity. “We believe that the community’s willingness to be involved is a contributing factor in keeping arrest num-bers low,” said Givens.

Finally: Here are the big award winners for the 2011

TOR Rose Parade:*The Sweepstakes

Award for most-beautiful en-try: Dole for “Living Well In Paradise,”

*The Lathrop K. Leish-man award for most beauti-ful noncommercial entry: Downey Rose Float Asso-ciation for “A Stroll Down Memory Lane,”

*The Grand Marshal’s trophy for excellence in cre-ative concept and design: Discover Financial Services for “A State Fair To Remem-ber,”

*The President’s Award for most-effective use of flowers, to the Alzheim-er’s Association and Pfizer for “It’s Time To Face Al-zheimer’s,”

*The Director’s Award for outstanding artistic mer-it: Kaiser Permanente for “Purrfectly Healthy,”

*The Queen’s Award for most-effective use of flowers: Cunard Line for “A Grand Celebration at Sea,”

*Mayor’s Award for the best municipal float: Bev-erly Hills for “Beverly Hills – City of Dreams Come True,”

*Theme Award for excellence in presenting pa-rade theme: Donate Life for “Seize The Day!”

*National Award for best depiction of life in the U.S.: Ronald Reagan Presi-dential Foundation for “Ron-ald Reagan Inspired Free-dom, Changed the World,”

*Governor’s Award for best depiction of life in Cali-fornia: Sierra Madre Rose Float Association for “Sue-nos de California,”

*Bob Hope Award for humor: Quikrete Compa-nies for “What America’s Made Of,”

*Judges’ Special Award for most-s p e c t a cu l a r showmanship: Namco Bandai Games Amer-ica, for “Pac-Man’s 30th Anniversary Party,”

*Anima -tion and Mo-tion Award: Trader Joe’s for “Exploring Planet Dinner,”

*Fantasy Award: Cal Poly Universi-ties for “Ga-lactic Expedi-tion,”

*Found -ers’ Award for most-spectacu-

lar float built by volunteers: Burbank Tournament of Roses Association for “Cen-tennial Celebration,”

*International Award for most beautiful entry from outside the U.S.: China Airlines for “Collaboration Builds Friendships and Win-ners,”

*Princesses’ Award for most-beautiful float 35 feet or under: Odd Fellows

Fantasy Trophy Winner – Cal Poly Universities “Ga-lactic Expedition” during the

and Rebekahs for “Un-derwater Fantasy,”

*Isabella Coleman Award for best presentation of color: HGTV for “HGTV Dream Home 2011,”

*Tournament Special Award for multiple catego-ries, including floats over 55 feet long: Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc. for “Friends Having A Splash,”

*Past Presidents Award for most-creative use of flo-ral and non- floral: Saving America’s Mustangs for “Mustang Monument,”

*]Tournament Volun-teers Award for best floral design of theme 35 feet or under: City of Torrance for “Afternoon Tea With Friends,”

*Craftsman Award for exceptional showmanship and dramatic impact, over 55 feet: RFD-TV for “One Nation,”

*Extraordinaire Award for most-spectacular includ-ing over 55 feet length: Farm-ers Insurance for “Dream Machine,”

*Crown City Innova-tion award for best use of imagination to advance the art of floral design: USBank

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descended upon city hall Tuesday evening. Sarah Rosenberg presented a peti-tion to council members with signatures of more than 1,000 Arcadia residents who vehe-mently oppose the program that has gained a great deal of media attention.

“Only two coyotes were trapped in the last month,” said Councilman Gary Ko-vacic. “Fiscally speaking, I’m not sure it makes much sense to continue (trapping) .... my preference would be to suspend it (trapping) at this time.” Kovacic concluded.

Of the six speakers took to the podium on behalf of the animals, Dr. Bob Coo-per, a Pediatric Oncologist passionately spoke of the cru-elty of the trapping program. He, his wife Sarah Rosen-berg and their three young children moved from South Pasadena to Arcadia for the schools. Dr. Cooper said he would have hoped the city spend that money on educa-tion rather that coyote trap-ping when cuts seem to be the norm in school districts statewide. Council advised

Dr. Cooper that the school district and city are two separate entities and money for schools is controlled by school board and the state.

“It’s wonderful” said Bonnie Barron of the deci-sion to have an open forum on the trapping. In a tele-phone interview Wednesday morning, Barron said she was very pleased with the amount of support and that the educa-tional outreach seems to have worked. Barron, a member of San Gabriel Valley Friends of Wildlife, who was respond-ing to the fact that the city of Arcadia finally is listening to the concerns of animal rights and not just shrugging it un-der the carpet.

Once trapped, the coy-otes are euthanized since state law prohibits the ani-mals from being relocated. To date 18 adult coyotes and 2 pups have been killed by the traps according to Barron.

The study session, which will be open to the public, is the next council meeting on January 18th. Council mem-bers could choose to suspend the program at that time.

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The Arcadia Senior Services Department is hav-ing its monthly Parkinson Support Group at the Arca-dia Community Center, 365 Campus Drive on Friday, January 21st at 2 p.m.. A guest speaker from Neuro-Search will be discussing Parkinson’s disease and is-sues. Approximately 80% of patients will experience some sort of memory, think-ing, psychosis or cognitive is-sue in their journey with the disease. Also information will be available on types of memory loss or thinking

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The City of Arcadia’s Senior Services Division in partnership with VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of San Gabriel Valley is offer a free six week grief support group starting on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 10:00 – 11:30am. This support group will meet at the Arcadia Com-munity Center, 365 Cam-pus Drive. Grief can be very lonely road. We in-vite you to walk it with oth-ers in a safe environment and have the freedom to

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The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2011 tax filing season by an-nouncing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns.

Taxpayers will have until Monday, April 18 to file their taxes because Emancipation Day, a holi-day observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Friday, April 15. By law, District of Columbia holi-days impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have the three extra days to file. Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 17 to file their 2010 tax returns.

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“The IRS has made important strides at stopping tax avoidance using offshore accounts,” said IRS Commis-sioner Doug Shulman. “We continue to focus on offshore tax compliance and people with offshore accounts need to pay taxes on income from those accounts.”

Who Must Wait to FileFor most taxpayers, the

2011 tax filing season starts on schedule. However, tax law changes enacted by Con-gress and signed by President Obama in December mean some people need to wait until mid- to late February to file their tax returns in order to give the IRS time to repro-

gram its processing systems.Some taxpayers – in-

cluding those who itemize deductions on Form 1040 Schedule A – will need to wait to file. This includes tax-payers impacted by any of three tax provisions that ex-pired at the end of 2009 and were renewed by the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insur-ance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act Of 2010 enacted Dec. 17. Those who need to wait include:

Taxpayers Claiming Itemized Deductions on Schedule A. Itemized de-ductions include mortgage interest, charitable deduc-tions, medical and dental expenses as well as state and local taxes. In addition, item-ized deductions include the state and local general sales tax deduction that was also extended and which primar-ily benefits people living in areas without state and local income taxes. Because of late Congressional action to enact tax law changes, anyone who itemizes and files a Schedule A will need to wait to file un-til mid- to late February.

Taxpayers Claiming the Higher Education Tuition and Fees Deduction. This de-duction for parents and stu-dents – covering up to $4,000 of tuition and fees paid to a post-secondary institution – is claimed on Form 8917. How-ever, the IRS emphasized that there will be no delays for millions of parents and students who claim other ed-ucation credits, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit extended last month

and the Lifetime Learning Credit.

Taxpayers Claiming the Educator Expense Deduc-tion. This deduction is for kindergarten through grade 12 educators with out-of-pocket classroom expenses of up to $250. The educa-tor expense deduction is claimed on Form 1040, Line 23 and Form 1040A, Line 16.

In addition to extend-ing those tax deductions for 2010, the Tax Relief, Unem-ployment Insurance Reau-thorization, and Job Creation Act also extended those deductions for 2011 and a number of other tax deduc-tions and credits for 2011 and 2012 such as the Ameri-can Opportunity Tax Credit and the modified Child Tax Credit, which help families pay for college and other child-related expenses. The Act also provides various job creation and investment incentives including 100 per-cent expensing and a two-percent payroll tax reduction for 2011. Those changes have no effect on the 2011 fil-ing season.

The IRS will announce

a specific date in the near fu-ture when it can start process-ing tax returns impacted by the recent tax law changes. In the interim, taxpayers affect-ed by these tax law changes can start working on their tax returns, but they should not submit their returns until IRS systems are ready to process the new tax law changes. Ad-ditional information will be available at www.IRS.gov.

For taxpayers who must wait before filing, the delay affects both paper filers and electronic filers. The IRS urges taxpayers to use e-file instead of paper tax forms to minimize confusion over the recent tax law changes and ensure accurate tax returns.

Except for those facing a delay, the IRS will begin ac-cepting e-file and Free File re-turns on Jan. 14. Additional details about e-file and Free File will be announced later this month.

The IRS expects to receive more than 140 mil-lion individual tax returns this year, with most of those being filed by the April 18 deadline.

The 30th Annual Porky D. Swine Po-lice and Fire Memo-

rabilia Show, California’s longest-running patch and badge police and fire col-lectibles swap meet, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Jan. 15, 2011, at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. In-dian Hill Blvd. This event offers a huge selection of law enforcement and fire department memorabilia, including: badges, patches, toy police cars, buckles, photographs, historical documents, hats, helmets, cuffs, antique batons, mini-badges, T-shirts, pins and more for sale or trade

The public is encour-aged to attend this family oriented extravaganza de-signed for both collectors as well as other interested persons. This year’s show

also features a display con-test, food and drink.

A $5 admission dona-tion benefits the Claremont Police Explorers. Display tables are still available tor $30 each, which includes one free admission ticket.

Porky D. Swine is host-ed by long-time hobbyists Lt. Dennis B. Smith (Clare-mont Police Department), Gene Gianuzzi, Bill Sel-onek and Gerry Skinner.

For more information, e-mail Lt. Dennis B. Smith at ([email protected]) or call (909) 399-5411, Gene Gianuzzi at ([email protected]), or Bill Selonek at ([email protected]). Table reservations should be mailed to: Gerry Skin-ner, 5610 Cervantes Place, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739.

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ways ready to soothe you with classical classics, but then they unleash their long-time penchant for contempo-rary music. This formula has attracted attention just about everywhere, leading to two Grammys for CDs, and in-ternational attention for their visits to Vietnam. That they brought back Vietnamese musicians and introduced Asian contemporary music to Pasadena and at the same time performed works by American composers whose reputations are on an ascend-ing curve. Their concerts at Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena and the summer concerts at The Huntington Library in San Marino are consistently sold-out events. Their music performances are given with unusual intel-lectual panache and are con-sidered the highlight of our music season.

Norton Simon Museum: Although there is a theater at the museum, this year the Norton Simon Museum opened its doors on a select few Friday nights to pres-ent concerts in-gallery. Two outstanding examples were flutist Salpy Kerkonian who performed with an ensemble in the Sculpture Garden and the California String Quartet which played last-century music in the 20th-century art gallery. We have hopes that

the museum will continue and even expand this series. They have brought the vi-sual arts and the musical arts together in a most appealing way.

Youth groups: If music performance at the middle school and high school level is flagging in our area, you could hardly tell it by the level of competence—and the large number of groups giving concerts. Jo Raquel Stoup leads her Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra; Jack Taylor, under the lead-ership of the Pasadena Sym-phony Orchestra, conducts the Pasadena Youth Sym-phony Orchestra. Fung Ho is leader of the large Olympia Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus under its Artistic Director, Anne Tomlinson, presents its varied age groups in numer-ous concerts. These groups are important to us as they encourage fledgling musi-cians to add music of more substance to their iPods.

Symphony Orchestras: During the winter concert season the Pasadena Sym-phony promotes music of the ages with distinguished con-ductors at the famed Ambas-sador Auditorium in Pasade-na and during the summer, the California Philharmonic Orchestra woos a big crowd to the Los Angeles County

Arboretum in Arcadia for a mix of pops and classical music. The Pasadena Sym-phony moved its classical sea-son from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, its home since its founding eight decades ago, to the Ambassador Au-ditorium this year and now seeks a resident conductor since its longtime conductor, Jorge Mester moved on. The pops arm of the Pasadena Symphony Association, the Pasadena Pops, left Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flin-tridge, for a lot on the south side of the Rose Bowl this last summer. Rachael Worby, who opened the summer series there this year, has left the symphony as conductor in 2010, to be replaced by composer Marvin Hamlisch this year. The California Philharmonic Orchestra un-der conductor Victor Vener continues its successful mix of music and guest artists lo-cally at The Arboretum on Saturday nights throughout the summer and the follow-ing day at Walt Disney Con-cert Hall, Los Angeles. The community has benefited from having these large, pro-fessional orchestras under expert direction. While their programs are stodgy com-pared to many of the smaller ensembles in the area, they remain the hallmark of excel-lence.

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Temple City Kiwanis Holiday Party

Jim Robuck, Temple City Kiwanis president, acting as emcee with sister Barbara Mulve-hill, guest of honor, and 22 of her girls from Maryvale Orphanage, at the Kiwanis annual Christmas party for seniors and children.

The star of the Christmas party was Suzie Starr with one of her puppets, Amos. I loved her, what a professional, and so did the 100 guests who attended the party held at Live Oak Park Auditorium.

Young and old alike loved the soft ice cream cones served at the Temple City Kiwanis holiday party. Seen here is immediate past president, Steve Montesanti trying to keep up with the demand. Mama Petrillos catered a tasty pasta, salad and yummy pizza lunch. Club treasurer, Mike Miller, and secretary, Sue Matchett were my table compan-ions and filled me in on the action. I was the guest of Jerry Jambazian, who was just appointed Grand Marshal of the 2011 Camellia Parade February 26th. Also nice to see was long-time local Realtor Elmer Black. We go back about 40 years.

Arcadia Masonic Lodge InstallationThe men of Arcadia Masonic Lodge and their ladies (l-r) Betty Giles with Jim Helms Jr., Sho Tay and wife Sherry. Jim was installed for a second time December 18th after serving in 2009 as Master. Sho Tay stepped down as Mas-ter of the Lodge after he had held the position two times. Both men are very active in the community. Helms also a former mayor, was instrumental in opening the Ma-sonic Center to the community and bringing many activities to the beautiful center. A luncheon was served following a traditional installation, always impressive.

Entertainment at the Masonic installation luncheon was a dance number from the musical Harry Who, called Nagasaki. Dancers were Lani Ridley Pedrini (also the director and pro-ducer), Sheryl Hunter, Nancy Sharrett, Patty Stine, Viola Johnson, Alison Friedman, Jack Walsh, and Michael Shaughnessy, emcee, all from “The Theatres of Vision.” Nice to see Roger Lockie of San Gabriel Musical Theatre for helping out.

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Valerie Bleharski Walker died December 14, 2010. Her obituary has al-ready run in this newspaper, but it said nothing about who she was and what she had accomplished. That is a shame because she was an extraordinary woman.

She was born in Witt, Illinois, the oldest of 5 chil-dren. According to her daughter Valerie Hansen, she left home as a teenager to strike out on her own in Chicago and attended Business school there. In 1925 she met and married her husband, Howard who worked in the restaurant business. He always want-ed to own his own restau-rant and in 1944 he bought a coffee shop here in Mon-rovia at 400 South Myrtle Avenue (now the location of Cafe Opera).

Valerie along with her sister Anne drove with the two Walker daughters and the family dog from Chi-cago to Monrovia. Han-sen described the journey as an “Adventure.” She said, “Try to imagine two women, two little girls and a little dog driving across the country during a time of gas rationing and when getting coupons for retread tires was a challenge.” But she said her mother did it in about two weeks - re-member, highway speeds were slower then.

I remember Mrs. Walker from her years in the family coffee shop. Mr. Walker (please recall that in the 1950s all adults had one of three first names,

Mr., Mrs., or Miss) ran the place during the breakfast and lunch hours, but Mrs. Walker acted as the hostess in the afternoons when her husband returned home for a much deserved nap.

After the restaurant closed, Walker herself worked for more than 20 years for the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office. According to Hansen, her mother especially loved the research he job entailed. She also worked for many years as a precinct worker at the polls for elections. During this time she made many close and long lasting friendships.

After her husband died, she and a friend who loved the things she did, would go dancing togeth-er and to Las Vegas and Santa Anita racetrack. She would spend hours handi-capping the horses. She even bought stock in the race track in order to get passes to the track accord-ing to her daughter.

Vegas and the track were not her only indul-gences, she also loved to shop. She would shop any-time for anything and en-joyed keeping up with cur-rent styles. But she would also gladly pick up a cart and spend at least an hour exploring Costco.

She never stopped learning and conquering new worlds. She loved adult education classes and availed herself of the many outlets available. She stud-ied photography, jewelry making, ceramics, cooking,

upholstery; nothing evaded her interest. In her 60s she took up oil painting. In her 80s it was quilting. She started making large quilts then downsized to wall hangings, later pillow and finally pot holders.

She was also active at the Monrovia Senior Cen-ter where she made many more friends. Her daugh-ter said that her mother was “an inspiration to other women; she believed in having an active mind. Mother never stopped reading and learning.”

Walker lived alone un-til she had a stroke at age 103. Until then she had done her own cooking, cleaning and laundry. As an example of her level of interest in life, Hansen re-called that on her mother’s 100th birthday Walker was an active participant with her great grandchildren and great, great grandchil-dren in breaking the prin-cess piñata to celebrate the milestone birthday.

Walker is survived by her daughter, Valerie Han-sen; 4 grandchildren, Linda Hansen-Reed, Robert and William Hansen, and Rick Cole; 9 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchil-dren; niece, Margo Kurfess, and nephews, John and Rick Bleharski. Graveside services will be held Jan. 7, 2:00 p.m. at Live Oak Me-morial Park in Monrovia. Care entrusted to Douglass & Zook Chapel of Remem-brance Funeral Home, Monrovia (626) 358-3244.

Valerie Walker RememberedBY SUSAN MOTANDER

Una Thurly Clark Marble of Noti, OR, formerly of Arcadia, died January 2, 2011 at the age of 96. She was born June 19, 1914 in Logan, UT to William and Elizabeth (Jackson) Clark. She married Orlin Marble on Octo-ber 10, 1936 in Logan. They later divorced. She was a homemak- er. She is survived by three Grandchildren: Mark Westphal of Noti, Chad Westphal of Eu- gene, OR and Christi Kessler of Eugene, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Westphal in 1994. A private family memorial is planned. Contributions may be made in her name to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Arcadia. Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Una Marble1914 - 2011

It is with regret that we note the passing of William “Bill” Faith, long time Mon-rovian and name partner in the local law firm, Patton,

Faith and Sandford. Bill died on January 4, 2011. He will be greatly missed in his adopted home town. Services are pending and

will be announced in this paper at a later time along with a full remembrance of his life.

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day, December 26, through Saturday, January 1, the Po-lice Department responded to 808 calls for service of which 138 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.Sunday, December 26:

Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., an auto burglary occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 170 West Duarte. Un-known suspect(s) smashed a car window and stole the victim’s designer handbag, credit cards, bank checks, and cash. The suspect(s) then used a stolen credit card to make a gasoline purchase in El Monte.

Units responded to Sport Chalet around 12:24 p.m. in reference to a man detained for theft. The sus-pect used pliers to remove electronic sensors from two pairs of football gloves. He concealed the gloves in his pocket and tried leaving the store without paying for them. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 22-year-old Cau-casian was taken into custody for commercial burglary and possession of burglary tool.Monday, December 27:

A victim came to the sta-tion to report a fraud that oc-curred between October 19 and December 6. Unknown suspect(s) obtained the vic-tim’s bank account informa-tion by unknown means and made fraudulent transactions totaling about $8500.

Around 1:42 p.m., a victim came to the station to file a fraud report. She re-ceived a call from the Old Navy/Gap fraud department and was advised that an ac-count was opened using her personal information on De-cember 26, and the unknown suspect(s) made online pur-chases of almost $800.Tuesday, December 28:

Between 6:30 p.m. on

December 27 and 8:01 a.m. on December 28, a white flat-bed truck was stolen from the racetrack.

Units responded to a solo traffic accident at Or-ange Grove and Oakwood around 11:18 p.m. An intox-icated 39-year-old male Cau-casian driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree and several trash cans.Wednesday, December 29:

A 2007 blue and white Toyota FJ Cruiser was stolen from the 2400 block of South Baldwin between 11:00 p.m. on December 28 and 8:17 a.m. on December 29.

Shortly after 10:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to AMH regarding an assault victim being treated at the hospital. The victim advised that two male Hispanic sus-pects stole bottles of alcohol a t Rite Aid, 39 Las

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w h e r e he is e m -ployed. W h e n the sus-pects were con-fronted, one suspect jabbed the victim’s face with a bottle causing a laceration to his face. The victim tackled the suspect to the ground, but both suspects were able to get away.Thursday, December 30:

A theft from a stor-age unit in the 700 block of South Old Ranch occurred between 9:00 p.m. on De-cember 29 and 8:00 a.m. on December 30. Unknown suspect(s) removed a lock and stole a box containing swords, knives, and axes worth over $3000.

Shortly before midnight, a car was stolen from the 76 gas station located at 701 West Huntington. While the victim was filling his tire with

air, a male Caucasian, 40’s with gray hair and gray goa-tee, entered the running vehi-cle and drove away. The vic-tim tried to stop the suspect by opening the passenger door but fell to the ground when the handle broke off. An area search was conduct-ed, but the suspect was not found.Friday, December 31:

A residential hot prowl occurred in the 800 block of West Duarte between 10:03 p.m. and 10:09 p.m. A male African-American suspect, 20’s, 5’9”, entered the house by prying open a bedroom window. He fled through the front door when he saw an eight-year-old resident.

Around 9:53 p.m., a traf-fic stop was initiated at Live Oak and Second for a mov-ing violation. Three male occupants were contacted, and record checks revealed that the 42-year-old Cauca-sian driver had a suspended/revoked license so he was cited and released at the scene. A 41-year-old Cau-casian passenger was found in possession of a baggie of marijuana and a baggie of cocaine, and he was taken into custody.Saturday, January 1:

While APD officers were working a DUI checkpoint in Baldwin Park around 1:00 a.m., a driver in a blacked-out vehicle, going the wrong way, tried to avoid the check-point. The driver failed to yield to officers and a short pursuit ensued. An intoxicat-ed 43-year-old male Hispanic was located at his residence, and he was belligerent and resisted arrest. When he was finally handcuffed and placed inside a patrol unit, he continued to violently kick the seats.

A traffic stop was con-ducted at Colorado and Old Ranch around 11:46 p.m. when officers observed a car swerving and crossing over the double yellow lines. A 51-year-old male Caucasian was arrested for DUI.

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Long time Arcadia resident and Temple City Businessman, Rex Don-dlinger passed away on New Year’s Eve. He was only 72. When asked where “Papa” was his beloved, 9 year old great grand-daughter Julia Peters explained “Grandpa has taken the big desk in heaven and he is doing taxes for Jesus now.”

He was born August 22, 1938 in Deshler Nebraska one of five brothers, two of whom, Jimmie Jo of West Covina and Robert of Iowa have survived their brother. For many years he ran a suc-cessful accounting practice, Rex Don-dlinger and Associ-ates in Temple City. He was very active in the Arcadia Elks Logde which he was instrumental in saving several years ago and had long worked with that and other Elks Lodges.

His wife of over 30 years, Quita, said that one of the things he truly loved was raising funds through the Elks for crippled children.

According to Quita he loved golf and playing poker with his buddies and watching television. He also loved his family and

especially outings to Dodg-er games with them.

“What first attracted me to my husband was his sense of humor, a very dry

sense of humor,” said Quita. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, January 8 at 1 p.m. at the Ar-cadia Elks Lodge, 27 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. The services will be conducted by Dondlinger’s grand-son, Steven Martinez.

He is survived by his widow, Quita, two of his brothers along with his five daughters: Cathy Cas-tro and her husband, Cip, Donna Crowell-Cannon, Lori Belus whose husband Steve predeceased his fa-ther in law, Kim Box and her husband, David, and Julie Don-dlinger. He is also

survived by 12 grandchil-dren, 8 great grandchil-dren and 11 nieces and nephews.

Rex Dondlinger1938 - 2010

Officials at Fusion Academy & Learning Center Pasadena (www.FusionPasadena.com), a new, college-prep alterna-tive private school offering students in grades 6-12 a unique one-to-one learn-ing experience, announced today that Francisco Ayala will serve as the head of school when doors open this March.

A part of American Education Group’s net-work of customized pri-vate schools (www.Ameri-canEdGroup.com), the new school is modeled after Fusion Academy & Learning Center in San Di-ego. Founded 20 years ago with the understanding that traditional school is not the best option for every child, Fusion Academy & Learn-ing Center utilizes a “per-sonalized learning” model to help individual students through a dynamic, one-to-one method of teaching and mentoring.

A resident of Mon-rovia, Ayala joins Fusion Academy with nearly a decade of experience as an administrator and edu-cator. Most recently, he served as a regional super-visor for Options for Youth, Inc., and its network of 31 public charter schools across California.

“Having worked in public schools and charter schools, Francisco brings a diverse educational back-ground to our Pasadena campus,” said Michelle Rose Gilman, founder and president of Fusion Acade-my. “Additionally, his lead-ership experience in open-ing new schools will be a major asset as we continue to recruit teachers and pre-pare to welcome students in March.”

A graduate of Dart-mouth College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, Ayala went on to receive a Master of Science in Ad-ministration from Pepper-

dine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from Bennington College.

“As educators, it is crucial that we understand our students’ needs and individual learning styles so that we can tailor our instructional programs to support each student in meeting their goals,” said Ayala. “For the past two decades, Fusion Academy has done a remarkable job in successfully meeting this objective. I look forward to bringing the schools’ unique vision and learning model to Pasadena.”

To learn more about Fusion Academy, parents are welcome to attend an information meeting on Tuesday, January 25th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Café Santorini’s Rococo Room (64 West Union Street in Old Pasadena). To enroll your child, please call 866-311-7495.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-10-388385-AL Order #: 100569624-CA-GTO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/14/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): XIANJIN LI AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 3/23/2007 as Instrument No. 20070662021 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/18/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $458,119.05 The purported property address is: 2427 S BALDWIN AVE #D ARCADIA, CA 91007 Assessor’s Parcel No. 5385-029-050 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville FL 32256 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit ASAP# 3833885 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. CA-10-2390-BS Title Order No. 100505258-CA-LMI APN 8520-027-001 The mortgage loan servicer has obtained a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to CA CIV. CODE 2923.53 that is current and valid as of the date that the Notice of Trustee’s Sale was filed or given. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/12/2011 at 10:30 AM, Housekey Financial Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/9/2006, as Instrument No. 06 1270471, in Book xxx, Page xxx of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: JOSEPH LAWRENCE DELGADO AND RENA HINOJOSA DELGADO , HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) A DELAWARE CORPORATION (Original Lender) and CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2006-6, as current Servicer/Lender, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: “AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST” The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 347 WEST HILLCREST BLVD., MONROVIA, CA 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $624,072.62 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure

prior to sale. CONDITION OF SALE: The successful bidder will be required to pay county documentary transfer tax, any city tax, and any other applicable taxes or fees (including, but not limited to, the fee for recording Preliminary Change of Ownership report) to the auctioneer at the time of sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 12/21/2010 Housekey Financial Corporation P.O. Box 60145 City of Industry, CA 91716 For Sale Information: 714-730-2727, www.fidelityasap.com or www.priorityposting.com TO NOTIFY TRUSTEE OF BANKRUPTCY FILINGS, PLEASE FAX FACE PAGE OF BANKRUPTCY PETITION TO (909) 397-3914 Betty Schwab, Trustee Sales Officer HOUSEKEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ASAP# 3846595 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20100015009480 Title Order No.: 100565720 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/28/2007 as Instrument No. 20072849858 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MICHAEL T SHEAHAN AND LINDA J SHEAHAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/12/2011 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 130 N PRIMROSE AVE, MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA 91016 APN#: 8519-022-014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $443,347.41. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 12/22/2010 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800ASAP# 3841418 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011

Ashley Andrews, Esq. SBN: 251565Hoffman & Andrews, LLP - 302 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, California 91024 - Telephone No. (626)355-4422 - Attorneys for Petitioner, beacon media, Inc. - Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles - In the matter of the petition of beacon media, inc. to have the standing of Pasadena Independent as a newspaper of general circulation ascertained and established. Case No.: GC046576 - Notice of intention to apply for order declaring status of newspaper as one of general circulation pursuant to government code section 6021. Notice is hereby given that on 02/08/11, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in Department S of this court, located at 300 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, California91101 Petitioner intends to apply for an order declaring the newspaper known as the Pasadena Independent to be a newspaper of general circulation for the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles and State of California. - Date: December 23, 2010Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles - In the matter of the petition of beacon media, inc. to have the standing of Pasadena Independent as a newspaper of general circulation ascertained and established. Case No.: GC046576 - Petition to ascertain and establish standing as a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to california government code sections 6000 and 6020 - Petitioner alleges: Petitioner is the publisher of the newspaper known as the Pasadena Independent, hereinafter referred to as the “the newspaper.” The newspaper is a newspaper of general circulation published for the dissemination of local news and intelligence of a general character in the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles and State of California. The newspaper has a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers numbering fifty in the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles and State of California, and elsewhere in the surrounding area, and has an average weekly circulation of three thousand five hundred. For more than one year preceding the filing of this Petition, the newspaper has been established under the name of Pasadena Independent, and has been printed and published regularly every Thursday in the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles and State of California. During the whole of the one year period preceding the filing of this Petition, the mechanical work of producing the newspaper, that is, the work of typesetting and impressing type on paper, has been performed in the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles, and State of California; the newspaper has been issued from the same city, county and state where it is printed and sold; it has been both printed and published in the same city, county and state; and it has been published as a weekly newspaper on each Thursday of each calendar week. wherefore, Petitioner prays for judgment ascertaining and establishing the Pasadena Independent as a newspaper of general

circulation, as defined in section 6000 of the California Government Code for the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles and State of California. Dated: December 23, 2010Publish: 12/30, 1/6, 1/13

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-09-301677-AL Order #: 142197 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/1/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): GREG GARABEDIAN, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 9/10/2007 as Instrument No. 20072085457 in book XXX, page XXX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/18/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $473,199.41 The purported property address is: 4372 LYND AVENUE ARCADIA, CA 91006 Assessor’s Parcel No. 8571-006-035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville FL 32256 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 12/22/2010 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3851968 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011

TS No. T10-67794-CA / APN: 5773-016-115 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/4/2002. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a deed of trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or authorized agent, declares as follows: [X] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed and [X] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Trustor: Sam R. Rondas And Song Mu, husband and wife as joint tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: CR Title Services Inc. C/O Pite Duncan, 4375 Jutland Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92117 877-576-0472 Recorded 11/14/2002 as Instrument No. 02-2749592 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 1/14/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $268,547.15 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 325 East California Street #A Arcadia, CA 91006 A.P.N.: 5773-016-115 Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained

by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The Trustee shall incur no liability for any good faith error in stating the proper amount of unpaid balances and charges. For sales information please contact Priority Posting and Publishing at www.priorityposting.com or (714) 573-1965 Reinstatement Line: 877-576-0472 Date: 12/23/2010 CR Title Services, Inc 1000 Technology Drive, MS-314 O’Fallon MO 63368 , Jill Bryant, Trustee Specialist Federal Law requires us to notify you that we are acting as a debt collector. If you are currently in a bankruptcy or have received a discharge in bankruptcy as to this obligation, this communication is intended for informational purposes only and is not an attempt to collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay or the discharge injunction. P779557 12/23, 12/30, 01/06/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 10-0121152 Title Order No. 10-8-445247 Investor/Insurer No. 1705594909 APN No. 8519-028-026 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by LAURA K. MARTORANA, dated 11/15/2007 and recorded 11/28/07, as Instrument No. 20072613934, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/27/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 224 NORTH ENCINITAS AVENUE, MONROVIA, CA, 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $489,593.35. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 12/28/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA3842517 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011, 01/13/2011

Trustee Sale No. CA08000735-10-2 Title Order No. 100335871-CA-GTI APN 5769-005-009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A

DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/28/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/24/2011 at 10:30 AM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA MTC FINANCIAL, INC., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/10/2004 as Instrument No. 04 1486754 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: Robert Yaghoubian, an unmarried man, as Trustor, in favor of Everbank, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1130 Fallen Leaf Road , Arcadia, CA 91006 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $1,539,789.67 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: 12/30/2010 MTC FINANCIAL, INC. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000735-10-2 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary’s agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the “mortgage loan servicer” as defined in Civil Code § 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded or the time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P783354 12/30, 1/6, 01/13/2011

Trustee Sale No. 743767CA Loan No. 3011866302 Title Order No. 100574529-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/18/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/21/2011 at 10:30 AM CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 11/29/2006, Book , Page , Instrument 2006-2634935 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: John S Liwanag and, Maria R Liwanag, husband and wife as joint tenants, as Trustor, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $340,096.14 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 510 S Canyon Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016 APN Number: 8516-020-002 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. Date: 12/29/2010 SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT Exhibit DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Name: Ann Thorn Title: First Vice President California Reconveyance Company, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com Deborah Brignac California Reconveyance Company is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Deborah Brignac, Vice President 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop N110612 Chatsworth, CA 91311 P785869 12/30, 1/6, 01/13/2011

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North MoNrovia $499,000This 2 bed/2 ba home is located on a large lot and features a large family room and living room both w/fireplaces. Lots of room for expansion and close to transportation, jogging trail, schools and shopping. Garage is oversize and has extra room. Move-in Condition!!! (HAC)

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oNE lEvEl CoNdo $319,000 This great two bedroom condo located north of Foothill in Monrovia, features living room w/fireplace, dining area, indoor laundry and master suite. Common area is well maintained with lovely gardens, recreation room, pool and spa. Corner Unit! (FOO)


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2440 Glen Canyon, Altadena

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826 W. Foothill BL. #A, Monrovia

BEaUtifUl rEModElEd CoNdo $298,000This 3 bed/2.5 ba unit was recently remodeled. Kitchen w/ granite tile counter tops and custom cabinets. Large family room. Custom paint, window coverings & drapes, ceiling fans, and mirrored closet doors. The entire unit features bamboo flooring. Private 2-car attached garage. (HUN)


azUsa CoNdo $179,900This well maintained 2 bed/1 ba condo has been updated and is located on a private cul-de-sac in a great area of north Azusa. Newly painted interior, new tile floors and new stove. Great location near Country Club with beautiful mountain views. (CAL)


CoNdo altErNativE!! $513,000This 1 BD/1BA house is ideal for those that need to downsize and at the same time want to enjoy nature, trees, back/front yard, patio deck and rose garden. Nice size lot (over 7000 sq. ft.) and NO HOA FEEs!!! Features include living room w/fireplace, remodeled master suite and kitchen with Viking appliances. (sAN)


GorGEoUs towNhoME $619,000Renovated 1656 sq.ft. townhome in sierra Madre with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal dining area, den, newer FA/CA, laminate floor-ing and remodeled kitchen. situated on a quiet tree lined street, this is the front unit and has an attached 2 car garage, spacious front patio, plus a balcony off the den with mountain views. (H97)

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rarE siNGlE lEvEl CoNdo $379,000Located in sierra Madre’s Hastings Oaks complex this 2 bed-room, 1.75 bath one level very special condo with parquet floors, fireplace, 2 large patios, 2 covered parking spaces, newer FA/CA and pool. (s680)


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faMilY hoME $395,000 This 3bdrm 2bth home has been remodeled with many modern upgrades. set back from the street with a long driveway, fenced large flat back yard, modern kitchen w/maple cabinets, white appliances, contemporary bathrooms w/custom ceramic tiles, laminate flooring throughout, crown moldings’, and much more! (C228) CENtUrY 21 lUdECkE iNC (626) 445-0123

CaNYoN liviNG $649,000Inviting 3 bedroom, 3 bath home in sierra Madre’s Marlborough Terrace with formal dining, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors, FA/CA, huge terrace, back yard/patio area and extra parking. Lots of light, tree top and mountain views. (C450)


s. El MoNtE $949,000Ideal small manufacturing, light industrial use property, great for owner/user. Two 3000 square foot buildings which are currently leased. Owner could occupy one while leasing the other. Large 22651 lot affords storage at the rear of the property. Make offers sUBJECT TO INsPECTION. Great location central to freeway access. (C2416)CENtUrY 21 lUdECkE iNC (626) 445-0123

UpGradEd towNhoME $229,000This totally upgraded Condo features 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Lower Unit with hardwood floors, designer tile, custom cabinets, front and back patios. Gated community with pool/spa. (MOU)


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1424 Royal Oaks Dr., D

uarteiNvitiNG CottaGE $579,000Cozy 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with formal dining area, large kitchen, finished attic, finished basement and separate laundry room. Welcoming front porch on this 1906 charmer on a large 7,950 square foot lot with mountain views. (G272)


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245 s Atlantic Blvd, #B Monterey Park

GlENdora $359,000Beautiful 2bdrm 3bth Mediterranean style Townhome in “Rancho Del Bougainvillea” development. Features two master suites, plus bonus room. Great central location. (B499)

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1201 Greenfield Ave, Arcadia

GorGEoUs viCtoriaN! $749,900This Victorian features 3 Bed/3 ba and an additional office space. Great location across from the walking trail and Bradbury. The curb appeal is amazing with the wrap around porch, cobblestone drive and attention to detail. This home has been totally remodeled with upgraded kitchen and ss appl. Large lot w/Avocado trees, lush backyard and a two car detached garage. (ROY)


wEst CoviNa $49,000Lovely well kept large 3bdrm 2bth Mobile Home with new wall to wall carpet, new paint interior and exterior, study or den, CA & heat, large patio, good size backyard. Located in the Friendly Village park with community pool, spa, club house, pool table and pet friendly. (V3033)


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633 Hacienda Dr., Monrovia

spaCioUs siNGlE storY $725,000 Located in beautiful sierra Madre with an inviting covered front patio perfect for California dining or entertaining. Featuring an open kitchen, next to the living room/family room which is divided by a fireplace. 3 bedroom, 2 baths. Dining area has a great view of the backyard, with fruit trees, play area and two car detached garage. (G116)


MoNrovia $499,000 Charming 1924 cottage features 3 spacious bdrms, original tile in bath, large eat-in kitchen and living room w/Batchelder tile FP. Light filled nook off the dining room with French doors, bonus room/office and separate laundry room attached to 2 car garage with storage space. Backyard w/patio & shady avocado tree. Excellent Monrovia location, walking distance to restaurants, shops and entertainment in “Old Town”. (P130)


GrEat loCatioN $388,888Lovely 3 bdrm, 3 bth, second floor end unit with private driveway, remodeled, updated, large master suite, two balconies, spacious fenced back yard, close to shopping and transportation and view of mountain peaks and hills. Must see to appreciate. (A227)


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227 s. Atlantic Blvd, #F, M

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spaNish stYlE $399,000Located in Pasadena this 1928, 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath home has loads of charm & character, vaulted ceiling, cozy fireplace, formal dining room, hardwood floors, master suite, flowing floor plan, updated kitchen and baths, copper plumbing, and central air & heat. spectacular mountain views and yard! (C3734)


CharMiNG ENGlish tUdor $529,000Located in Alhambra 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths, spacious rooms, hardwood floors, high beamed barrel ceilings and fireplace, beautiful front picture window. Arched passages, many custom details throughout. Gated driveway with 2 car garage and lovely backyard. (A1625)


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